Meaning
to talk, to speak
- to speak, talk
In a sentence
Parli troppo veloce, non capisco bene.
You speak too fast, I don't understand well.
Hai parlato con Luca ieri sera?
Did you talk with Luca last night?
Non parlare così, sembri un vecchio professore.
Don't talk like that, you sound like an old professor.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| parlare | infinitive |
| parliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| parlo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| parlate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| parli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| parlano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| parla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| parlavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| parlavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| parlavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| parlavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| parlavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| parlava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| parlammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| parlai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| parlaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| parlasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| parlarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| parlò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| parleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| parlerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| parlerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| parlerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| parleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| parlerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| parliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| parli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| parliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| parli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| parlino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| parli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| parlassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| parlassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| parlaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| parlassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| parlassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| parlasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| parleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| parlerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| parlereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| parleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| parlerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| parlerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| parliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| parlate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| parla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| parlando | gerund |
| parlato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'parlare' for general speaking; 'dire' for stating facts or reporting speech (e.g., 'Ha detto che...').
- Auxiliary is 'avere' (ho parlato), but 'essere' with reflexive (mi sono parlato) in rare cases.
- Avoid 'parlare a' for addressing someone; use 'parlare con' (talk *with*) or 'parlare a' only for objects (e.g., 'parlare al telefono').